Letter-box



ABIER S. COOK, OF BURLINGTON, IOWA.

LETTER-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,733, dated May 20, 1884.

(N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABNER S. 0001;, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, Des Moines county, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Letter-Box, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to letter-boxes for private use, simple in construction, made safe against rain and snow, and easily examined and emptied. This I accomplish by the device hereinafter described.

In the drawing, the figure is a perspective view of my improvement.

In the drawing, A is a box, of any suitable material, preferably of wood, furnished with a window, WV, in front, and having its top I perforated at M to admit letters, papers, and other mailmatter.

L is a lid attached by any sort of a stiff spring to the top or back of the box, (which may preferably be extended) so as to be held down close over the top.

B is the bottom of the box A, attached to an under extension of the box-back, if desired, by a stiff spring of any suitable kind.

In operating my box I raise the lid 1L and insert the letters or papers through M, which then drop upon the bottom B. A gentle pressure on the bottom opens the box and the matter can be taken out.

It is evident that the springs holding the lid L and the bottom 13 must be strong enough, respectively, to prevent lifting by the wind and to stand considerable momentum. It is also evident that the best construction of the box-top is slanting.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A letter-box, A, provided with window WV, perforated top T, lid L, and bottom B, hinged by strong springs, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ABNER S. COOK. Witnesses:

WM. HUNEKE, IV. S. HAMMooK. 

